Gold Expeditions

The Gold DofE Award is the most prestigious of the three and the most challenging to achieve.

Gold Level expeditions must be 4 days and 3 nights in length, with at least 8 hours of planned activity each day (4 of which must be spent journeying).

According to the DofE the recommended environment should be:

Land Based Wild country. The environment should be more demanding for the participant than at Silver level. Remote estuaries, marshes, fens and coastal areas may provide an appropriate environment for an expedition with the emphasis on exploring rather than doing the journey.

Canoeing and Rowing Rivers or other inland waterways and lakes in rural areas, sheltered coastal waters or estuaries.

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Our story...

If you've not heard of The STC before, we're probably the best kept secret of the school trips industry. We started life in 2006 and have been quietly shaking the tree of knowledge ever since. Innovative school expeditions, exceptional educational school trips abroad and a firm commitment to travel responsibly have connected us to a tribe of passionate teachers. If you, like them, are intent on stretching the global horizons of young people then, to mis-quote Lionel Ritchie, "Hello... It is us you're looking for!”